LED-based modular assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to and comprise LED-based illuminator (such as illuminator or its part), these illuminators comprise the carrying LED board (such as printed circuit board (PCB)) of LED and the optical sheet on LED board.Optical sheet by and the optical module of registration make, each optical module comprises and is suitable for towards at least one LED in described LED and revises at least one optical element of the feature of the light that this at least one LED launches.
Background technology
Some optical elements in these optical elements can be arranged to wavelength (phosphor material such as embedded in transparent optical film or plate) and/or some other optical element (such as lens of the light that amendment is launched, prism etc.) can be designed as amendment launch light direction and/or shape---such as exports concrete asymmetric Light distribation---and/or some other optical element (such as lens, prism etc.) if can be designed as mixing different LED launch light---especially optical element is towards some LED of different colours.
Nowadays, the many photosystems in the photosystem that such LED drives can obtain on the market thus give the multiple possibilities for multiple light effect needed for reaching for designer.
Due to these a large amount of possible configurations, the modular manner of aforementioned optical module (having each concrete optical property for a limited number of LED) is used to allow build various illuminator by assembling these optical modules side by side together thus give flexibility more more than previous mode (being made up of single integral optical plate) in the design concepts.This module architectures is particularly useful for the illuminator with a large amount of LED and/or different types of output light pattern.
In addition, if use simple optical module in single illuminator, then can realize this module architectures from a limited number of module type.Therefore can imagine from the optical sheet with similar configuration and/or size and design different illuminator.Specifically, standardization by the optical sheet of these types used in the illumination system so that further reducing optical sheet number of types will be favourable.Therefore can industrially manufacture these optical sheets with extensive thus reduce every part price.In addition, the management of stock will be easier, because will only need to store less object of reference.
But, necessary these optical modules of assembled side-by-side, and this assembly must be fully reliable industrially can implement.
US2005/0083691A1 discloses a kind of modular lighting assembly from multiple module generation.Each module comprises the base portion with outside and sidewall, and wherein sidewall is coupled to the outside of base portion.Side walls enclose base portion also forms recess.Lamp socket for receiving bulb is coupled to base portion and extends into recess.Sidewall provides at least one locked plug-in unit be coupled to another module to allow module, thus modular lighting assembly is provided.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of comprise modular optical assembly LED-based illuminator thus be intended to solve aforesaid drawbacks.
The present invention is more specifically intended to solve the misalignment of optical module and/or the problem of orientation error when assembled side-by-side optical module in industrial process.
Therefore one object of the present invention is the mistake assembling risk of the system reduced in industrial environment.
Another object of the present invention is to provide and a kind ofly can reduces the manufacturing cost of illuminator and maintain its energy and the light framework of optical property.
Another object of the present invention makes the more cheap and easier luminous component of one.
Another object of the present invention contributes to reclaiming illuminator or its part.
In order to solve described problem and meet described object, the present invention proposes a kind of illuminator as the first embodiment, comprising:
The LED board (700) of-carrying LED (750,760,770,780); And
-optical sheet on described LED board, wherein said optical sheet is by according to from one to another predetermined orientation and the optical module (100 of registration, 100 ', 100 " ") make, each optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " ") comprise and be suitable for towards described LED (750, 760, 770, 780) at least one LED in and revise at least one optical element (150 of feature of the light that this at least one LED launches, 160, 170, 180), wherein said optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " base portion with limit ") is comprised further, described limit has mechanical fool proof element (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 141, 142), described mechanical fool proof element be suitable for preventing according to be different from described predetermined orientation from one to another orientation to described optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " ") position, and
Wherein said base portion has at least the first limit (110), Second Edge (130), 3rd limit (120) and the 4th limit (140), described first limit, Second Edge, 3rd limit and the 4th limit have the first mechanical fool proof element (111 respectively, 112), second mechanical fool proof element (131, 132), 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121, 122) the and four mechanical fool proof element (141, 142), wherein said first mechanical fool proof element (111, 112) and described second mechanical fool proof element (131, 132) be suitable for cooperatively interacting, and described 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121, 122) and described 4th mechanical fool proof element (141, 142) be suitable for cooperatively interacting, and wherein said first mechanical fool proof element (111,112) and described second mechanical fool proof element (131,132) can not coordinate with one of any in described 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121,122) and described 4th mechanical fool proof element (141,142).
By preventing the location of mistake of optical module, the foregoing problems during assembling optical module avoided by these mechanical fool proof elements: according to misalignment and/or the assembling of the fault orientation of optical module.
" truly " orientation of optical module corresponds to described " predetermined directed " and is confirmed as reaching predetermined illuminating effect.
First optical arrangement type (for it, these predetermined orientations can have certain importance) is the configuration with mutually different optical module or optical element.
As the first example, optical element can have concrete optical signature in the first section of illuminator, and other optical element can have other concrete optical signature in another section of illuminator, thus illuminator shows different optical feature on its optical sheet.Such as when illuminator is outdoor road illuminator, to design before bar or near " mixing " of the special lens of performance opticator and other lens of showing another optical profile away from bar may be interesting.The regularity that fool proof element causes is responsible for the overall light distribution of such system of correct location in optical sheet.
As the second example, colour mixture at optical element towards also can being interesting possibility when different colours, and the color exported from different optical element then on surface to be illuminated in optical sheet downstream mixed and upstream: the light exported from optical element therefore should be guided to perform this mixing, and therefore the Light distribation of optical element must be designed to meet this mixture of colours, and optical element must be correctly oriented---especially in asymmetrically distributed situation.Avoid to fool proof clear concept of the present invention some mistakes of these orientations during assembling process.Attention can be changed color by turning on and off or lighten or dim some LED.
Second optical arrangement type (for it, these predetermined orientations can have certain importance) is that wherein optical element has the configuration of asymmetric optical signature.
As the first example, optical element can be the lens or the prism that show asymmetric optical profile.Thus, the irradiation of illuminator significantly can change according to the orientation of optical module.The true orientation of these modules is therefore very important, and fool proof element reduces the fault orientation risk at industrial assembly process.
As the second example, optical element can have asymmetrical form (such as mark or asymmetric phosphor pattern), and the orientation of these forms on surface to be illuminated can have certain importance about required light effect.And fool proof element reduces the fault orientation risk at industrial assembly process again.
3rd optical arrangement type is (for it, these predetermined orientations can have certain importance) be that (such as illuminator can have optical element in the wherein optical design configuration of being made up of the some type optical element being dispersed throughout different optical module, this optical element has phosphor material, other is designed to colour mixture, other is designed to make the light of transmitting to be partial to concrete direction etc. or its a certain combination): also in this case, importantly prevent any location of mistake and the fault orientation of optical module.
Those skilled in the art can be well understood to the advantage using fool proof element of the present invention in the optical arrangement of other type, as long as the defeated light extraction features of the orientation of optical module in these optical arrangement on illuminator has impact.
When optical module must with there is another optical module of identical fool proof element and registration:
The limit with the first mechanical fool proof element of-optical module only can be located with the limit with the second mechanical fool proof element of another optical module;
The limit with the second mechanical fool proof element of-optical module only can be located with the limit with the first mechanical fool proof element of another optical module;
The limit with the 3rd mechanical fool proof element of-optical module only can be located with the limit with the 4th mechanical fool proof element of another optical module; And
The limit with the 4th mechanical fool proof element of-optical module only can be located with the limit with the 3rd mechanical fool proof element of another optical module.
Alternatively, wherein provide described mechanical fool proof element at described optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") place, and if described optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") not in described predetermined orientation then described mechanical fool proof element be suitable for preventing them and registration.
By fool proof element is positioned optical module, fool proof (poka-yoke) only relates to optical module independent of the LED board used thereupon.Therefore, if the position of optical element corresponds to LED position, how the LED board that optical alignment uses thereupon is all completely freely with flexible.In addition, lower floor's configuration of each optical module and unmodified illuminator can easily be changed.
Alternatively, being designed at least partly in wherein said optical element (150,160,170,180) shows asymmetric optical profile, and described predetermined orientation is defined as making to consider that these asymmetric optical profile are to design predetermined light effect.
As previously noted, fool proof element of the present invention can especially must to show in the illuminator of identical asymmetric optical profile avoiding fault orientation and therefore to avoid mistake to irradiate useful at industrial assembly process, especially wherein all or some optical modules: once be that the first optical module selects fixed position, determine the location of subsequent optical module due to fool proof (or Poka-Yoke) design of optical module; Then all indivedual Light distribation of optical module is oriented on equidirectional.
Alternatively, wherein said LED board (700) by and the LED module of registration make, each LED module carries at least one LED (750,760,770,780) and is fixed to corresponding optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ").
According to this option of the present invention, a LED module and each optical module are fixed.LED module can be fixed to optical module before LED module quilt also registration: this assembling process allows to assemble both optical sheet and LED board in single manufacturing step.Alternatively, LED module can be fixed to optical module at LED module after assembling together.
This option allows also by modular manufacture LED board, this can to manufacture (specifically, storage and the transport of LED board are less loaded down with trivial details, and can use Geng little manufactory) and useful and favourable to replacing LED (only can change a LED module instead of whole LED board).
Alternatively, wherein said optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") has same size and geometry at least partly.
In this case, fool proof element is all than it seems that identical optical module (location of mistake or fault orientation problem are therefore more likely) is more useful.
In addition: by providing similar optical module to optical sheet, significantly reduce the optical module number of types in optical sheet, and therefore industrially manufacture these optical sheets thus reduce every part price to larger quantity.In addition, the management of stock will be easier, because less object of reference must store.Can imagine that these optical modules of standardization make again to reduce optical module number of types thus cause the further minimizing of optical module cost.
Alternatively, the chassis (1) that described LED board (700) and described optical sheet are fixed to also is comprised.
Chassis allows to reinforce whole system.Alternatively, this chassis has integrated thermal management device or system (such as passive and/or Active Cooling System).
Alternatively, wherein said optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") is included in the through hole (191) at its center.
Alternatively, wherein said optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") is included in the through hole (113,123,133,143) of every (110,120,130,140) of described optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ").
Alternatively, wherein said optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ") is included in the through hole (191,113,123,133,143) of its center and every (110,120,130,140) at described optical module (100,100 ', 100 " ").
According to the second embodiment, the present invention propose a kind of by with other lighting module and registration to form the lighting module at least partially of illuminator recited above, described lighting module comprises an optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " "), a described optical module comprises and is suitable for towards at least one LED (750, 760, 770, 780) and revise this at least one LED (750, 760, 770, 780) at least one optical element of the feature of the light launched, wherein said optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " ") base portion is comprised further, described base portion has and is suitable for only allowing described optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " ") with another optical module (100, 100 ', 100 " ") a kind of the mechanical fool proof element of registration, and
Wherein said base portion has at least the first limit (110), Second Edge (130), 3rd limit (120) and the 4th limit (140), described first limit, Second Edge, 3rd limit and the 4th limit have the first mechanical fool proof element (111 respectively, 112), second mechanical fool proof element (131, 132), 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121, 122) the and four mechanical fool proof element (141, 142), wherein said first mechanical fool proof element (111, 112) and described second mechanical fool proof element (131, 132) be suitable for cooperatively interacting, and described 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121, 122) and described 4th mechanical fool proof element (141, 142) be suitable for cooperatively interacting, and wherein said first mechanical fool proof element (111,112) and described second mechanical fool proof element (131,132) can not coordinate with one of any in described 3rd mechanical fool proof element (121,122) and described 4th mechanical fool proof element (141,142).
Machinery fool proof element is by prevent when the location not according to required configuration and registration correspondingly participates in the assembled side-by-side of optical module directly.Therefore the location of mistake of optical module is not allowed.
When optical module must with there is another optical module of identical fool proof element and registration, the limit with the first mechanical fool proof element of optical module only can be located with the limit with the second mechanical fool proof element of another optical module; And the limit with the second mechanical fool proof element of optical module only can be located with the limit with the first mechanical fool proof element of another optical module.
Exemplarily, this option can be useful to such as having the optical module of triangle around one of common vertex assembled side-by-side, and these optical modules have identical fool proof element on their both sides.These fool proof elements for triangle optical module can especially to isosceles triangle (two mutually equilateral is the limit with fool proof element) or useful to equilateral triangle.Alternatively, this option can be useful to the illuminator with optical sheet, and this optical sheet is made up of a line optical module of such as rectangular shape, and these optical modules have the fool proof element of two relative edges being positioned at optical module.These fool proof elements can be asymmetric, this means that the central point (central point between fool proof element) of these fool proof elements offsets from the central point on the limit providing fool proof element.
Alternatively, the seam (112,122,132,142) that the described mechanical fool proof element that one side (110,120,130,140) of described base portion provides comprises the outstanding element (111,121,131,141) outstanding from described limit and provides to described limit, and wherein said outstanding element is not positioned at the central point on described limit.
Outstanding element prevents the assembled side-by-side with another optical module, if except this another optical module is included in the seam that can receive outstanding element in its limit wherein, thus operation foolproof function.
Alternatively, wherein said optical module comprises the some optical elements met the following conditions :-equidistant from any of described base portion; And-a bit between which there is equal angular relative to described base portion.
This configuration allows optical module rotated one or some angles (if such as optical module comprises 12, eight, four optical elements respectively, being 30 °, 45 °, 90 °) around the described central point of optical module and still allow an optical element towards a LED (or one group of LED) for each location after rotation.This configuration gives more possibilities to designer---and some location are possible from identical optical module with identical LED.
Alternatively, the described base portion of wherein said optical module has square configuration, and the described point of wherein said base portion is described square center.
This configuration allows optical module rotated one or some angles (if such as optical module comprises 12, eight, four optical elements respectively, being 30 °, 45 °, 90 °) around the described central point of optical module and still allow an optical element towards a LED (or one group of LED) for each location after rotation.This configuration gives more possibilities to designer---and some location are possible from identical optical module with identical LED.
In addition, due to the symmetrical aspect of optical module, so the location of mistake of optical module in optical sheet or fault orientation are more likely, and fool proof element is thus very useful.
Alternatively, at least one optical element wherein said is designed to show asymmetric optical profile around the main shaft relative to described base portion inclined orientation, and described base portion comprises this main shaft of instruction at least one mark relative to the described orientation of described base portion.
These marks on optical module clearly contribute to the industry location of optical module and true orientation.Can draw on the base portion of optical module, smear or be molded this mark to assembling the personnel of illuminator or being arranged as detection in the fabrication process and identifying these equipment marked fully visible.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Other features and advantages of the present invention from provided by non-restrictive example to the hereafter specific descriptions of one of embodiment and with reference to the following drawings and manifesting:
Fig. 1 illustrates the top view according to module of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates the bottom view of the module of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 illustrates the birds-eye perspective comprising the part of the illuminator of the module of some Fig. 1 of the present invention, which illustrates and optical module is assembled into LED board.
Fig. 4 illustrates the bottom perspective view of the part of the illuminator of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 illustrates the top view of the true assembling of the optical module of Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 illustrates the top view of the mistake assembling of the optical module of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 illustrates the top view of the assembly of the LED module of the optical module of some LED boards in illuminator and Fig. 1.
Fig. 8 illustrates another illuminator of the present invention top perspective exploded view before assembly.
Fig. 9 illustrates the illuminator birds-eye perspective after assembling of Fig. 8.
Figure 10 illustrates the top view of triangle optical module.
Figure 11 illustrates the top view of the assembling of some triangle optical modules of Figure 10.
Figure 12 illustrates the top view of rectangular shape optical module.
Figure 13 illustrates the top view of the linear modules of the rectangular shape optical module of some Figure 12.
Figure 14 is the exploded perspective bottom view according to illuminator of the present invention of the optical module with Fig. 1.
Figure 15 is the bottom view of the illuminator of Figure 14.
Figure 16 is the cross-sectional view according to XVI-XVI plane of the illuminator of Figure 15.
Figure 17 is the exploded perspective bottom view according to another illuminator of the present invention of the optical module with Fig. 1.
Figure 18 is the bottom view of the illuminator of Figure 17.
Figure 19 is the cross-sectional view according to XIX-XIX plane of the illuminator of Figure 17.
Figure 20 is the perspective view according to complete illuminator of the present invention of the optical module with Fig. 1.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 3 illustrates the example according to illuminator of the present invention, and this illuminator comprises:
-carry at least LED750,760,770, the LED board 700 of 780; And
-optical sheet on LED board 700, at least partly by and the optical module 100,100 ', 100 of registration " make.
LED board 700 can have or not have circuit, and such circuit is arranged to other LED unshowned in supply and/or driving LED 750,760,770,780 and Fig. 3 (they are in fact by optical module 100 ', 100 " cover).When LED board 700 has circuit, at least one electric connector 799 can be provided to be communicated with to LED board 700 supplied with electric power and/or with other LED board and/or control unit (not shown).In addition, LED board 700 can have the through hole 710 for it being fixed to via fixture (such as screw or rivet 900) chassis 1 of illuminator.
Optical sheet at least partly by and the optical module 100,100 ', 100 of registration " make.Each optical module 100 comprise be suitable for respectively towards or cover described LED750,760,770, four lens 150,160,170,180 of 780.Lens 150,160,170,180 be designed to revise these LED750,760,770, the distribution of 780 light launched.In the example present, lens 150,160,170,180 are designed to export asymmetric Light distribation (see the label 1000 in Fig. 5 exemplarily, this label provides asymmetric photodistributed example)
Referring now to the particular optical module 100 described in such as Fig. 1 and 2, optical module 100 can be made up of transparent material (such as PMMA, PC, silicon, transparent casting plastics, PET).Can be molded or cast this optical module 100.Optical module 100 have mainly planar extend there is end face (shown in Fig. 1), the base portion of bottom surface (shown in Fig. 2) and the limit 110,120,130,140 that extends between end face and bottom surface.Base portion carrying lens 150,160,170,180.
Bottom surface is used for contacting with LED board 700.In order to help to be positioned on LED board 700 by optical module 100, some setting elements 196,197,198,199 (such as kick or pin) can be provided on this bottom surface, and complimentary positioning elements 796,797,798,799 (such as areola or through hole) (see Fig. 4) can be provided on the end face of LED board 700.
In order to optical module 100 being fixed to LED board 700 and/or chassis 1 via fixture 900, such as, provide through hole 191 at the center of optical module 100.Alternatively, through hole 113,123,133,143 can be provided to allow the limit of optical module 100, via fixture 900, optical module 100 is attached to LED board 700 and/or chassis 1 on every limit 110,120,130,140 of optical module 100.Alternatively, can provide two holes 191 and hole 110,120,130,140: one (through holes 191) that optical module 100 can be used for be fixed to LED board 700 through optical module 100, and LED board 700 can be fixed to the One On The Chassis path as fixture (such as screw or rivet) by other (through hole 113,123,133,143).
In this concrete example, optical module 100 has square configuration and the first limit 110 is relative with Second Edge 130 and the 3rd limit 120 is relative with the 4th limit 140.Lens 150,160,170,180 can be positioned at the through hole 191 (namely square center) of optical module 100 at a distance of equidistant and can have identical asymmetric Light distribation, thus it is directed towards the limit 110 in Fig. 1 to export light.Utilize this square configuration, optical module 100 can freely be positioned on arbitrary group of four LED750,760,770,780 of the specific LED board 700 of Fig. 6.In addition, can by it being directed to by optical module 100 half-twist three times four positions on same group of LED750,760,740,760 around through hole 191 from initial alignment.To the described concrete configuration of fix-focus lens 150,160,170,180, the described rotation of optical module 100 also causes asymmetric Light distribation 1000 half-twist that exports from lens 150,160,170,180 three times.Therefore, can simply by changing the surface irradiated from optical module 100 around through hole 191 rotary optical module 100.Fixture 900 can be used for contributing to this adjustment to irradiating.
In addition, optical module 100 has fool proof element 111-112,131-132,121-122,141-142 on first, second, third and fourth limit 110,130,120,140 respectively.In the example present, the fool proof element on every limit is made up of the outstanding element 111,121,131,141 extending from corresponding edge 110,120,130,140 and the hole provided in corresponding edge 110,120,130,140 or cavity or seam 112,122,132,142.Fool proof element can be any shape (such as rectangle, circle, triangle etc.),
Preferably, fool proof element 111 and 112/121 and 122/131 and 132/141 and 142 asymmetric about the central point of corresponding edge 110/120/130/140, namely as the distance x1 that describes in Fig. 1 with x2 is different and distance x3 and x4 is different.
The the first fool proof element 111,112 provided on the first limit 110 is suitable for coordinating with the second fool proof element 131,132 provided at Second Edge 130 (if these both sides 110 and 130 will be face-to-face), and the 3rd fool proof element 121,122 provided on the 3rd limit 120 is suitable for coordinating with the 4th fool proof element 141,142 provided on the 4th limit 140 (if these both sides 120 and 140 will be face-to-face).In other words:
-separation fool proof element 111 is identical with the distance x3 of the central point on limit 110,130 with 132 respectively;
-separation fool proof element 112 is identical with the distance x4 of the central point on limit 110,130 with 131 respectively;
-separation fool proof element 121 is identical with the distance x2 of the central point on limit 120,140 with 142 respectively;
-separation fool proof element 122 is identical with the distance x1 of the central point on limit 120,140 with 141 respectively.
In addition, the first and second fool proof elements 111,112,131,132 are different relative to the position on the third and fourth limit 120,140 respectively from the third and fourth fool proof element 121,122,141,142 relative to the position on the first and second limits 110,130 respectively.In other words, distance x1 and x2 is different from distance x3 and x4.As a result, the first and second fool proof elements 111,112,131,132 can not coordinate (if the arbitrary limit in the first and second limits 110,130 is by face-to-face with the arbitrary limit in the third and fourth limit 120,140) with the one of any of the third and fourth fool proof element 121,122,141,142.
Thus, if optical sheet is made up of multiple optical module as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 and 6, then meet fool proof (or poka-yoke) function, these optical modules have these similar fool proof elements, and Fig. 5 and 6 describes optical module 100,100 ', 100 respectively " and 100 " ' true orientation and fault orientation---optical module 100 ' have respectively the third and fourth fool proof element 121 ', 122 ' and 141 ', 142 ' and optical module 100 " there is the 4th fool proof element 141 " and 142 ".
Therefore, when optical module 100 must with there is another optical module 100 ' of identical fool proof element and registration:
The limit 110 with the first mechanical fool proof element 111,112 of-optical module 100 only can be located with the limit 130 ' with the second mechanical fool proof element 131 ', 132 ' of other optical module 100 ';
The limit 130 with the second mechanical fool proof element 131,132 of-optical module 100 only can be located with the limit 110 ' with the first mechanical fool proof element 111 ', 112 ' of other optical module 100 ';
The limit 120 with the 3rd mechanical fool proof element 121,122 of-optical module 100 only can be located with the limit 140 ' with the 4th mechanical fool proof element 141 ', 142 ' of other optical module 100 '; And
The limit 140 with the 4th mechanical fool proof element 141,142 of-optical module 100 only can be located with the limit 120 ' with the 3rd mechanical fool proof element 121 ', 122 ' of other optical module 100 '.
Therefore, the location of optical module 100 on LED board 700 or directedly to pre-determine on LED board 700 and the location of other optical module of registration.Therefore mechanical fool proof element of the present invention is suitable for preventing according to another orientation to optical module position different from some predetermined direction.
Under the sample situation described in such as Fig. 1-7, all optical modules 100 ', 100 ', 100 ", 100 " identical lens 150 of performance identical optical asymmetric 1000 can etc. be had, 160, 170, 180---namely light is directed to and did not both also favour in the parallel direction of optical sheet perpendicular to optical sheet: the optical design of these types can be such as useful in road lighting application, in such applications, outdoor illuminator (embedding illuminator of the present invention) is positioned on the both sides of road, and in such applications, light needs to guide road into: described concrete direction then can be selected to irradiate road instead of dypass.In this case, by the optical orientation of given for the orientation of the first optical module be assembled on LED board whole illuminator, and fool proof element is useful to preventing the location of mistake of other optical module.In order to also help the assembling process of these optical modules, optical module can comprise some marks, as such as arrow 190, these mark the direction of given described concrete orientation.These marks can be integrated in the mould for making optical module or after with specifically cutting instrument processed to make or some coating or for the method for other kind of making such mark or instrument.
Fig. 7 illustrates the example of the illuminator be made up of three lighting modules 10,20,30, and each lighting module comprises LED module (be respectively 700,700 ', 700 "), and each LED module carries multiple optical module.Alternatively, each lighting module can comprise multiple LED module, and LED module is arranged in an optical module (Fig. 7 is not shown) and assembled with optical module before LED module is mounted on chassis 1 below.
Fig. 8 and 9 illustrates the alternative configurations according to illuminator of the present invention, and wherein each optical module only carries lens.
Figure 10 and 11 illustrates triangle optical module 600,600 ', 600 ", 600 " ', 600 " ", 600 " " ', 600 " " ", 600 " " " ' example, the first limit 610 of each optical module 600 has the first fool proof element 611 (projection) and 612 (hole or seams) and the Second Edge 620 of each optical module 600 has the second fool proof element 621 (projection) and 622 (hole or seams).First fool proof element 611,612 is suitable for coordinating with the second fool proof element 621,622 respectively (if both sides 610,620 will be face-to-face).
The fool proof configuration of Figure 10 can produce the configuration of Figure 11, in the configuration, all optical modules 600,600 ', 600 ", 600 " ', 600 " ", 600 " " ', 600 " " ", 600 " " " ' around common vertex and registration and due to fool proof element inerrancy location risk.This location of optical module can be defined by the optical arrangement of lens 640.Alternatively, also fool proof element can be provided on the 3rd limit 630 of optical module 600 so that from this another optical module of error-free assembling in the 3rd limit 630.
Figure 12 and 13 illustrates rectangular shape optical module 800,800 ', 800 ", 800 " ' example, the first limit 810 of each optical module 800 has the first fool proof element 811 (projection) and 812 (hole or seams) and the second-phase opposite side 820 of each optical module 800 has the second fool proof element 821 (projection) and 822 (hole or seams).First fool proof element 811,821 is suitable for coordinating with the second fool proof element 821,822 respectively (if two relative edges 810 and 820 will be face-to-face).
This fool proof concept can at optical module 800,800 ', 800 ", 800 " ' linear and registration (as described in Figure 13) in illuminator useful to preventing the location of mistake of these optical modules.
Fool proof element 811 and 812 is preferably asymmetric, this means that the central point (central point namely between fool proof element) of these fool proof elements 811 and 812 offsets from the central point on limit 810.This is equally applicable to the fool proof element 821 and 822 about limit 820.
Figure 14-16 illustrates first example according to illuminator of the present invention of the optical module 100 comprising Fig. 1.Obviously and be clear that the optical module of other type can use with this lighting system component.Illuminator comprises the lighting module 90 (being made up of LED board and optical sheet) be fixed to via through hole 191 by fixture (such as screw or rivet) in shell 70.The inner surface designing shell 70 according to pattern 79 is long enough to receive a some holes 72 (such as screwed hole) of described fixture 900 to provide.
Figure 17-19 illustrates the second example of illuminator, the fin 81 that this illuminator comprises shell 80, bar 85 and provides on the back side of shell 80.The hole 83 (such as screwed hole) being suitable for receiving fixture 900 is provided through the back side of shell in this case in fin---therefore protect screw 900 to avoid oxidation and keep shell relatively gently and not too fat to move.
Figure 20 illustrates the example according to complete illuminator 60 of the present invention, and this illuminator comprises the front glass 61 of the inside of roofbolt 61, lighting module 90 and containment vessel 60.
Although in accompanying drawing and concrete diagram and describe the present invention in describing above, such diagram and describing will be considered as example or for example and not limitation; The invention is not restricted to disclosed embodiment, and those skilled in the art clearly can make adaptive any other light configuration of instruction particularly relating to fool proof principle of the present invention.Specifically, illuminator may not comprise the same shape of optical module.In addition, example described herein is only mentioned and is used lens as the optical element provided in optical module, but is clear that and can implements the present invention with the optical element of other type (pattern be such as made up of phosphor material, the mark embedded in optical module, prism etc. or its combination).Also know that the LED number that these optical elements cover may not be limited to one, but some (such as RGB look) LED can be covered by each optical element.
Those skilled in the art can realize claimed of the present invention time understand from the research to accompanying drawing, disclosure and appended claims and realize other change to disclosed embodiment.In the claims, wording " comprises " does not get rid of other unit or step, and indefinite article "/a kind of " is not got rid of multiple/multiple.